Venice Gondola Ride: 30-Minute Classic Canal Experience
Description
Discover Venice from the water and enjoy a tour along the Canal Grande past the most beautiful sights of the city in a gondola. Enjoy this traditional classical Gondola ride through the canals of Venice. Relax as your gondolier steers you through centuries of history, the perfect way to appreciate Venice from the water. Become involved in the banter of the Gondoliers as they call to each other through the canals.
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Itinerary
A classic Gondola ride is the perfect way to appreciate the beauty, charm and colour of this unique city built on water. This traditional Venetian mode of transport, departs from campo San Moisè, where you will be invited to relax aboard this historic vessel. Admire Venice from this amazing point of view, witness its magnificent architecture, and whilst gliding under its bridges, discover secret entrances to the elegant palaces and hidden corners of the city. This is not a guided tour - words are not required to embrace the beauty of seeing Venice from the water.
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Basilica della Salute and Punta della Dogana on the Grand Canal
Fenice Opera House
Bovolo spiral staircase in campo Manin
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- For all late arrivals and no show, no refund
- Meeting point 15 min before the departure time
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Reviews(109)
Lovely experience! Touristy yes, worth the experience absolutely! It was such a calming and relaxing end to our day of walking and museum tours. There was singing along the canals that was beautiful.
very enjoyable experience. 30 min went too quickly. getting on and off the boat was made easy with the assistant of the young men helping.
Absolutely amazing experience. Breathtaking views and so much history and fun. Highly recommend! Guide was super friendly.
While the actual gondola ride was very good, the directions to get to the meeting place were very poor. We spent 45 minutes wandering around Venice trying to find the meeting place. We eventually found a small gondola ride side pasted to a building and it had a Viator symbol on it. We were scheduled for a 3 pm gondola ride; the Viator representative did not show up until 3:10 pm. Until she finally showed up, we were not certain that we were actually in the correct meeting spot. It was a very frustrating experience as one of us has a medical walking condition making for a very uncomfortable situation.
30 minutes is not enough time to enjoy the event. The cost is not reasonable to pay. Plus, the ambiance was disappointing based on the gondoliers talking back and forth to each other. Disappointed.
Hello Cathy, Thank you for your kind feedback, as this ride is described as a 30 minute experience and all gondola experiences are between 25- 30 minutes in Venice, the ride was completed as described. As for the ambiance, the gondoliers are not required to speak to guests but only to focus on the safety of the boat. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards,
It was easy to find and a lot of fun. A great experience. It was fun to wave at people on the bridge as we passed by them.
Hello Asia, Thank you for your feedback. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. It was a pleasure hosting you, and we hope to welcome you again in the future.
First it was very hard and confusing to find the meet up place. Once we found them it was not very welcoming. The ride was nice but the driver chose to chat very loudly with either gondola drivers the whole trip. Not terribly relaxing.
Hello Virginia, We thank you for the wonderful review and are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the activity. Thank you for choosing one of our tours, and we hope to welcome you again in Venice in the future. Kindest regards, Venice Events team
We didn't make the tour. I think tbey packed up and closed earky. I had texted from the water taxi to say we were running to get there. Not sure if people were in our group or not but if there wasn't then I guess they felt they could lock up and leave
Hello Laurie, Thank you for your kind review. Unfortunately, guests are expected to arrive on time for the start of the tour. This is mentioned at booking and on your voucher. Guests are responsible to be on time as there are other guests on the tour. Thank you for your kind understanding. Sending kind regards, Team Venice Events
30 minutes flew by, in hindsight an hour ride would be ideal! We strolled through the canals and our driver hummed the entire time. It was a fun experience. We did get placed with another couple on the gondola, so if you’re looking for a private tour for just yourselves, this may not be the one. Overall we enjoyed it!
Hello Justine, We thank you for the wonderful review and are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the activity. Thank you for choosing one of our tours, and we hope to welcome you again in Venice in the future. Kindest regards, Venice Events team
Everything they promised! Prompt, easy to find, quiet! Saw Grand Canal as well as several small canals! Had to change date and no problem!
Hello Barbara, We thank you for the wonderful review and are very happy to hear that you enjoyed the activity. Thank you for choosing one of our tours, and we hope to welcome you again in Venice in the future. Kindest regards, Venice Events team
